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OSHA 500 Post Test
1. What year was the OSH Act promulgated?
a.
b.
c.
d.
1968
1969
2001
1970
2. What is OSHA’s highest inspection priority?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fatalities
Complaints
Focused inspections
Imminent danger
3. Which of the following is not a type of OSHA violation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Serious
Repeated
Other-than-Serious
Willful
Major
4. Which type of classes is an outreach trainer qualified to instruct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
5 and 10 hour classes
10 and 20 hour classes
10 and 30 hour classes
20 and 40 hour classes
5. Which of the following would not be cited under OSHA’s multi-employer worksite policy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Controlling
Exposing
Correcting
Creating
Contributing
6. In steel erection, the controlling contractor must provide which of the following written notifications?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hoisting and rigging provisions
Site preparation provisions
Any repairs, replacement and modifications to anchor bolts
Crane certification
7. In multiple lift rigging, what it the maximum number of members, which can be hoisted per lift?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3
5
7
Any number as long supervised by a competent person
8. Which of the following is not considered conventional fall protection under the Subpart M?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Guardrails
PFAS
Safety monitor
Safety nets
9. Which of the following is prohibited on a personal fall arrest system?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Locking snap hook
Anchorage
Body belt
Body harness
10. How long before the OSHA 500 trainer card must be renewed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
One year
Three years
Four years
Trainer cards do not expire
11. At what height is fall protection required on scaffolds?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Four feet
Six feet
Ten feet
Twenty feet
Determined by competent person only
12. What materials are acceptable for counterweight on suspended scaffolds?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sandbags
Bundles of shingles
Bags of concrete
Only those items specifically designed as counterweights
13. What is not an acceptable system for cave-in protection in trenches?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sloping
Benching
Shoring
Plywood sheets firmly placed with two by fours
14. What is the minimum distance a spoil pile must be placed from an excavation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Two feet
Four feet
Ten feet
Twenty feet
15. When an employee brings his/her own personal tools, equipment, or personal protective equipment on
the job, who is responsible for ensuring the safety of such tools, equipment or personal protective
equipment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The employee
The union
The employer
The foreman
16. Outreach classes must be completed within what period of time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
One week
One month
Six months
One year
No set limit
17. What is the minimum safe distance from energized overhead power lines?
a.
b.
c.
d.
10 feet
15 feet
20 feet
10 feet 6 inches
18. What must be completed prior to start of demolition operations?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Erection of canopies
Installation of temporary lighting
Engineering survey made by a competent person
Installation of decontamination facilities
19. What must be determined before loads can be placed on concrete?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Air content of concrete
Proper water/cement ratio
Structure is capable of supporting the loads
All shoring has been removed
20. When transporting gas welding cylinders, the cylinders must be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Secured in a horizontal position.
Secured in a vertical position.
In the bucket of a backhoe.
Secured with the regulators in place.
21. With the boom lowered and in transit, what is the minimum safe distance from power lines for cranes.
a. 10 feet
b. 12 feet
c. 9 feet
d. 4 feet
22. What is the minimum height for fall protection for all employees during steel erection operations?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Six feet
Ten feet
Fifteen feet
Twenty feet
Thirty feet
23. Accessible areas within the swing radius of the crane must be?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Evaluated by a competent person
Supervised by a safety monitor
Approved by a qualified crane operator
Barricaded to prevent an employee from being struck by the crane
24. Hazard Communication requirements for construction work are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Not applicable to construction work
Determined by a competent person qualified in industrial hygiene
Identical to those set forth in 1910.1200 for general industry
Apply only to container labeling
25. Compressed gas cylinders used in welding must be stored at least _________ feet from highly
combustible materials.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5 feet
10 feet
20 feet
40 feet
Post Test Answer Key
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. C
5. E
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. E
23. D
24. C
25. C